Welcome.
Today we are going to invest in building our foundation of self-confidence,
Self-worth,
And inner self-knowing.
To begin,
I'd like you to find.
.
.
A position and a posture where you are connected to the earth,
Where you feel sturdy and grounded.
This can be standing,
Seated,
Or laying down.
And I want you to begin by just feeling your body's connection to the earth.
And as you do this,
I'll invite you to bring in a nice,
Deep,
Nourishing inhale in through the nose,
Down into your core.
Letting it go out through your nose or the mouth.
I'll invite you to take one or two more of those breaths and with each exhale,
Feel your body anchoring down,
Letting go,
Softening into the earth a little bit more.
I'd like to invite you to bring to mind something in your life that fills you with a deep sense of safety,
Connection,
Belonging,
Or inner strength.
This may be a person or people,
A pet or an animal,
A place,
A memory.
A moment of time.
Connected to nature and the world around you.
Whatever you've brought to mind,
I want you to bring it.
Into as much clarity and focus as possible.
As you continue to breathe in and out,
Bring that picture That thing that fills you with safety,
Connection,
Belonging,
And inner strength.
Bring it to life.
Notice all of the sensations,
The people that you're around,
The environment that you're in.
Begin to notice the smells.
What do you see?
The expressions on people's face.
The sounds if you're immersed in nature.
Let that visual come fully into your mind.
Continue to connect back to the breath,
Inhaling through the nose.
Exhaling long and slow.
And as you bring that picture to mind,
Begin to notice the sensations in your body.
Do you notice areas of your body that are softening?
Releasing tension.
Maybe you're noticing places that feel warm.
Perhaps there's a sense of ease filling certain areas.
Continue to bring your awareness into the body.
And into these sensations that begin to bubble up.
When we remember what it is in life that fills us with a sense of safety,
Connection,
Belonging.
And inner strength.
As you continue to breathe in through the nose,
Down into your core,
Out through the mouth.
I'll just invite you.
To notice what's shifted in your body as you anchor yourself to these feelings and sensations,
To the pictures of the things that are there for you in your life.
And now as you begin to think about moving forward into whatever's next,
Maybe there are chapters of uncertainty,
Of unknown,
Moments when we can experience big emotions.
I'll invite you to take a breath and come back to that picture.
Come back to all of those sensations when you're in that environment,
Feeling safe,
Connected.
And strong within.
I'll invite you to bring that breath and that attention into your body.
Remember that you have everything you need in this moment.
You have everything you need in life to navigate with confidence,
With purpose,
With self-worth.
And whenever you feel yourself wavering off-center,
The emotions or the uncertainty,
Maybe the fear creeping in,
I'll invite you.
To bring that picture back into your mind.
What fills you with safety,
Connection,
And belonging.
Paint that beautiful picture in your mind's eye and begin to feel the sensations and emotions.
Filling up your body with every breath.
And go back to your core.
Take a deep breath in.
And remember that you have everything you need in this moment when you find your way back.
